01:31 <wxl> #startmeeting New Team Leader
01:31 <meetingology> Meeting started Fri Oct 24 01:31:20 2014 UTC.  The chair is wxl. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/meetingology.
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01:31 <wxl> well, just trying to introduce myself and answer any questions.
01:32 <wxl> long story short, ubuntu oregon needed someone and someone mentioned it to me and i said i'd help. here i am :)
01:32 <sgclark> yay :)
01:32 <wxl> i'm release manager and head of qa for lubuntu. i also help with support, docs, bugs, etc.
01:32 <wxl> that's more or less the ubuntu connection :)
01:33 <wxl> been in oregon for a few decades or so, having moved from ohio
01:33 <wxl> where we have like no trees and snow. so i'm here to stay XD
01:33 <wxl> and that's that.
01:33 <bkerensa> hello
01:33 <wxl> hi bkerensa
01:34 <wxl> #topic Meeting Time
01:34 * wxl kicks meetingology
01:34 <bkerensa> ;)
01:34 <wxl> #progress Meeting Time
01:34 <bkerensa> :s
01:34 <wxl> nothing there either hm
01:34 <bkerensa> !topic Meeting Time
01:34 <lubotu1> bkerensa: I am only a bot, please don't think I'm intelligent :)
01:34 <bkerensa> oh pfft
01:34 <wxl> wrong bot :)
01:35 <bkerensa> #topic Meeting Time
01:35 <wxl> oh well, so we're moving on to Meeting Time
01:35 <wxl> 630 thursday ok for everyone?
01:35 <wxl> later, sooner, different day preferred?
01:35 <QIII> Fine here.
01:35 <sgclark> good here
01:35 <bkerensa> #topic Meeting Time
01:35 <bkerensa> oh well worth a try
01:35 <wxl> bkerensa: don't hurt yourself over there :)
01:36 <bkerensa> you could do it without the bot?
01:36 <wxl> bkerensa: will you be able to join us at this time, too?
01:36 <bkerensa> it depends on the day :) my schedule is dynamic in nature
01:36 * bkerensa will try and be here next thursday
01:36 <bkerensa> any plans for a topic party?
01:37 <wxl> topic party or party topic? :)
01:38 <QIII> party party
01:39 <wxl> we can move on to that next
01:39 <wxl> #topic Release Party
01:39 <wxl> anyone got any plans?
01:41 <sgclark> newish to Oregon.. don't know anyone to "party" with lol. Just been IRC partying
01:43 <wxl> well ok
01:44 <bkerensa> Right so usually in the past I would organize one... fund a venue and some sponsors for food and other things
01:44 <wxl> if you have any folks interested in linux or ubuntu, you could make a little impromtu party sgclark. evagelize!
01:44 <bkerensa> since I do not have the time for that anymore the best I can offer is that if anyone wants to handle the organizing and finding sponsors... I can ask Mozilla or Freegeek to host us
01:44 <wxl> bkerensa: was this something you had ubuntu covering or you id on your own?
01:45 <bkerensa> mostly sponsors but some was out of pocket
01:45 <bkerensa> Ubuntu did not have community funding at the time
01:45 <bkerensa> still yet I hear the process takes many weeks
01:45 <sgclark> it does, but possible
01:45 <wxl> yiiiikes
01:45 <wxl> well i can at least look into it
01:46 <wxl> i don't have much in the way to offer out of pocket wise :(
01:46 <wxl> maybe we could put a fund together. i can certainly help
01:47 <wxl> #action wxl will look into ubuntu funding for release party
01:47 * meetingology wxl will look into ubuntu funding for release party
01:47 <wxl> huh you'll listen to that?
01:47 <wxl> weird bot
01:47 <wxl> ok well i have one other thing to discuss
01:48 <wxl> then we'll move on to any other ideas anyone has
01:48 <wxl> and then we can just ramble XD
01:48 <wxl> #topic Approval
01:48 <wxl> #meetingtopic Approval
01:48 <wxl> oh well
01:48 <wxl> anyways i'm surprised to find our loco isn't officially approved
01:48 <wxl> it does have some benefits
01:48 <wxl> basically all we have to do is keep on doing our thing
01:49 <shirgall> The /topic says there's no IRC meeting. It's lying.
01:49 <wxl> if we can get this done, ubuntu will cover hosting which wouldbe nice
01:49 <wxl> shirgall: yeah i thought meetingology was supposed to take care of that but it's being a poopy bot.
01:49 <sgclark> lol
01:49 <shirgall> meetingology: are you alive?
01:49 <meetingology> shirgall: Error: "are" is not a valid command.
01:50 <wxl> so first here's some info on the team verification/approval guidelines https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoCouncil/TeamVerificationGuidelines
01:50 <wxl> so the one thing we need to do if you read the criteria is really is to do some stuff
01:51 <wxl> i think the salem ubuntu hour is a big help in that regard
01:51 * sgclark is willing to donate time for this
01:51 <wxl> a release party would help
01:52 <sgclark> I have no friends to throw parties heh, but I can help with alot of that other stuff
01:52 <wxl> if anyone anywhere on the team can do something that either promotes ubuntu or helps contribute to ubuntu (bug jam for example), that would make a difference
01:52 <wxl> sgclark: well you could check out the local lug or even something like the library
01:52 <wxl> i had a thought about doing a talk at my daughter's school :)
01:52 <sgclark> did I mention I was shy? :)
01:53 <wxl> well that doesn't help XD
01:53 <sgclark> lol
01:53 <wxl> we can figure that out, though
01:53 <wxl> the reason i bring up this topic is so that we can keep our collective eyes open for opportunities
01:53 <sgclark> I am heavily involved in Kubuntu development though
01:53 <wxl> so you could wrangle some of the local kubuntu folks maybe
01:53 <sgclark> so my name is scattered about ubuntu
01:54 <wxl> obviously these are physical events local to oregon
01:54 <sgclark> well I work with a bunch of folks across the pond, I really don't know anyone here sorry :(
01:54 <wxl> right well there ya go XD
01:55 <wxl> i think once we get into a "groove" of doing things, it'll come naturally
01:55 <wxl> i don't think this should necessarily be difficult
01:55 <wxl> well, that's all i got
01:55 <wxl> any other topics, interesting events, etc?
01:56 <wxl> btw if you didn't noticed, i posted on a talk mozilla lars is having in eug next month
01:56 <wxl> seems like i twill be interesting
01:56 <sgclark> Well, LinuxFestNW might be a venue to go to to get ourselves to meet and find others, but it isnt until April I think, but an idea
01:56 <wxl> yes and a great idea
01:57 <wxl> i have any plan of making that happen
01:57 <wxl> i met one of the guys at oscon and have his card stashed somewhere
01:57 <sgclark> same
01:57 <wxl> i should get on that
01:57 <sgclark> :)
01:57 <wxl> #agenda wxl will get us into LinuxFestNW!
01:57 <wxl> oh wrong command
01:57 <wxl> #action wxl will get us into LinuxFestNW!
01:57 * meetingology wxl will get us into LinuxFestNW!
01:58 <bkerensa> wxl will grab Ubuntu banner and cloth from me too!
01:58 <bkerensa> :)
01:58 <wxl> ooh
01:58 <wxl> #action wxl will coerce bkerensa to give up the Ubuntu banner and cloth
01:58 * meetingology wxl will coerce bkerensa to give up the Ubuntu banner and cloth
01:59 <sgclark> lol
01:59 <sgclark> I know KDE and Kubuntu will want presence there, so I will conjure up some garb from them too
01:59 <wxl> excellent
02:00 <wxl> the guy said something about not having a lot of space he might have us share a booth with some other lug/loco
02:01 <wxl> now we just need stickers
02:02 <wxl> we could do a ubuntu logo inside the green heart on the white oregon state sticker :)
02:02 <sgclark> sounds good to me
02:03 <sgclark> do we have all that other stuff, wiki, launchpad forum?
02:03 <wxl> yeah
02:03 <wxl> just no website currently
02:03 <wxl> the forums are kind of dead
02:03 <wxl> which is fine by me, i hate forums XD
02:04 <QIII> me too
02:04 <sgclark> On the global activities.. we all have to attend these together?
02:04 <wxl> sgclark: no, not at all. it's a team effort
02:04 <sgclark> ok
02:04 <wxl> think of it like you do development
02:04 <wxl> your whole team doesn't work on every bug
02:04 <sgclark> gotcha
02:04 <sgclark> right
02:04 <wxl> nor does every member work every cycle
02:05 <sgclark> wonder if my akademy trip counts. ubuntu paid for it
02:05 <wxl> we also might want to just do something like this, spreading the word of ubuntu http://benjaminkerensa.com/2012/09/16/ubuntu-in-oregon
02:05 <wxl> wuzzat?
02:05 <sgclark> I will also write a blog post
02:06 <wxl> akademy is in eu right??
02:06 <sgclark> akademy is KDE's developer convetion, hackfest, bug jam all in one
02:06 <sgclark> yeah
02:06 <wxl> yeah probably not the same. everything's under the banner of work in oregon
02:06 <wxl> that's my understanding of it at least
02:06 <sgclark> ok
02:07 <sgclark> there were ubuntu folks there :)
02:07 <sgclark> but ok
02:07 <wxl> i'm sure there were :)
02:07 <wxl> heck, i would have gone and i'm really a lubuntu guy :)
02:08 <sgclark> hehe, it was a great experience
02:08 <wxl> actually come to think of it, putting brochures like in that aforementioned link, in public places around the state is a great idea
02:09 <wxl> you still have a copy of that brochure bkerensa ?
02:09 <sgclark> A good start is the LFNW and release parties.
02:10 <wxl> i think i might make these meetings 30 mins long inn the fuure
02:10 <wxl> until we have lots to talk about :)
02:11 <wxl> #action wxl will harass bkerensa for copies of his old brochure!
02:11 * meetingology wxl will harass bkerensa for copies of his old brochure!
02:11 <wxl> #action wxl will trim down future meetings to 30 minute length
02:11 * meetingology wxl will trim down future meetings to 30 minute length
02:12 <wxl> i'm going to end the meeting early "officially"
02:12 <wxl> #endmeeting